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Daniel 4:28–30

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4:28Now all of this happened46 to King Nebuchadnezzar. 4:29After twelve months, he happened to be walking around on the battlements47 of the royal palace of Babylon. 4:30The king uttered these words: “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence48 by my own mighty strength49 and for my majestic honor?”

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Footnotes

  1. 46 Aram “reached.”
  2. 47 The word “battlements” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied from context. Many English versions supply “roof” here (e.g., , , , ); cf. “on the flat roof.”
  3. 48 Aram “house.”
  4. 49 Aram “by the might of my strength.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace in Babylon, the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built to be a royal residence by my vast power and for my majestic glory?”

NLTNew Living Translation

“But all these things did happen to King Nebuchadnezzar. Twelve months later he was taking a walk on the flat roof of the royal palace in Babylon. As he looked out across the city, he said, ‘Look at this great city of Babylon! By my own mighty power, I have built this beautiful city as my royal residence to display my majestic splendor.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

All this happened to Nebuchadnezzar the king. At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon. And the king answered and said, “Is this not the great Babylon which I have built as a royal palace by the strength of my own power, and for the glory of my own majesty?”

KJV 1900King James Version

All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?